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Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell 1548–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1548

Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 January 1617

Death Location: Preston Grange, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Ba

Mother: Margaret Kennedy

Spouse(s): Sir Newbattle)

Children(s): Robert Kerr, Margaret Lothian, George Har-Ker, Isabelle Kerr, Johanna Kerr, Lady Kerr, Mary Kerr, Lilias Ker

In 1548, Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell entered the world in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Sir John Maxwell 4Th Earl Of Maxwell Master Of Maxwell Ba And Margaret Kennedy. Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell married Sir Mark Kerr 1St Earl Of Lothian Amp Lord Of Newbattle, and had children including George Earl Of Lothian Har Ker, Isabelle Kerr, Johanna Kerr, Lady Jean Countess Crawford Kerr, Lilias Ker, Margaret Kerr Lothian, Mary Kerr, Robert 2Nd Earl Of Lothian Kerr. Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Preston Grange, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1548, Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell entered the world in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Sir John Maxwell 4Th Earl Of Maxwell Master Of Maxwell Ba And Margaret Kennedy.
  • Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell married Sir Mark Kerr 1St Earl Of Lothian Amp Lord Of Newbattle, and had children including George Earl Of Lothian Har Ker, Isabelle Kerr, Johanna Kerr, Lady Jean Countess Crawford Kerr, Lilias Ker, Margaret Kerr Lothian, Mary Kerr, Robert 2Nd Earl Of Lothian Kerr.
  • Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Preston Grange, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Countess Maxwell's Ancestors

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Countess Maxwell
1548–1617
Birth Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Maxwell 4th Earl of Maxwell Master of Maxwell Ba
1512–1583
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Kennedy
1472–1594
Terregles, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
*Lord (Robert MAXWELL, 5th Lord of Carlaverock *1493 edit) dates
1510–1546
Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LADY (JANET DOUGLAS of DRUMLANRIG, BARONESS) GLAMIS
1498–1537
Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lord Maxwell
1484–1546
Margaret Douglas
1492–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Countess Maxwell's Descendants

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Countess (Margaret Fergusson) Maxwell (8 Jan 1548–8 January 1617) m. Sir (Mark Kerr (1st Earl of Lothian & Lord of) Newbattle) (20 February, 1558–8 April 1609)
  1. 1. Robert (2nd Earl of Lothian) Kerr 1590–1624
  2. 2. Margaret (Kerr -) Lothian 1570–1649
  3. 3. George ((Earl of Lothian)) Har-Ker 1589–1652
  4. 4. Isabelle Kerr 1585–1628
  5. 5. Johanna Kerr 1575–1630
  6. 6. Lady (Jean Countess Crawford) Kerr 1575–1630
  7. 7. Mary Kerr 1578–
  8. 8. Lilias Ker 1587–1659

Countess Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1548
8 Jan 1548
Birth of Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1617
8 January 1617
Age 69
Death of Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell in Preston Grange, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Preston Grange, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1548
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Hartfeild Paisley, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 January 1617
    Event Place: Preston Grange, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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